Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 298
side. As he leans upon his staff,Old Year strokes his beard of snow;But beneath the quaint disguiseShine two bright eyes that I know. Old Year, kneeling, asks to stay;Begs the gift of one month more.New Year stamps his little foot,Points him sternly to the door. Says my little Goldilocks, Go away,… … I am not very good at drawing, this is the best portrait I could make.The chicken has a very peculiar appearance when roosting, its twoextra feet standing out behind it.—Truly yours, R. H. S. Dear St. Nicholas; In marking out designs, I have tried trac-ing the lines with a bad pencil, which…
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